NEWPORT AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1081748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWPORT SHOW

The promotion of agriculture for the public benefit, particularly in Newport, Shropshire and the surrounding area, principally through the holding of an annual show.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (PARTICULARLY IN NEWPORT SHROPSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT) AND TO SUCH END GENERALLY TO IMPROVE IT ALL ITS BRANCHES, TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT AND WITH RURAL CRAFTS AND INDUSTRIES OF INTEREST TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: NEWPORT SHROPSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £62,263 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by investment gains of £100,493 which offset a net operational outflow of £38,230. Total net assets increased to £2,817,891, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,014,838. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03884659

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GALBRAITH, Emma Victoria — director, appointed 01/09/2026on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Timothy John — director, appointed 03/02/2026on trustee list
• GUNN RUSSELL, Duncan John — director, appointed 03/02/2026not on trustee list
• WAGSTAFF, Neil Gordon — director, appointed 16/09/2025on trustee list
• ASSON, Anthony John — director, appointed 01/09/2016on trustee list
• MADDOCKS, Richard Wilfred — director, appointed 14/07/2015on trustee list
• CRADDOCK, Andrew Joseph — director, appointed 01/09/2013on trustee list
• DOBSON, William Scott — director, appointed 01/09/2011on trustee list
• WESTERN, Sally Ann — secretary, appointed 01/02/2018

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Assonchair
• Andrew Craddock
• Duncan Gunn Russell
• Emma Victoria Galbraith
• Neil Wagstaff
• Richard Maddocks
• Timothy Taylor
• WILLIAM SCOTT DOBSON

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

• THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £937k
• OSWESTRY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £296k
• NEVERN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY income £48k
• NORTH SOMERSET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £392k
• GOSFORTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £47k
• OKEHAMPTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £256k

Side by side with its peers

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